title: In vitro and in vivo cytotoxicity of rhodamine 123 combined with hyperthermia.
abstract: Because both Rhodamine 123 (R123) and hyperthermia have been shown to be cytotoxic, we examined their effect, independently and in combination, on five different human malignant cell lines in vitro and on cultured melanoma cells grown intradermally in nude mice. The cell lines examined include two human melanomas, UCLA-SO-M14 and UCLA-SO-M21, the colon cancer cell line HT29, the human lung cancer cell line P3, and the human breast cancer cell line B231. R123 and hyperthermia, when used in combination, were found to be cytotoxic for these five different human malignant cell lines in vitro. The two agents together appear to enhance the cytotoxic effect of each alone, as documented by synergistic ratios ranging from 2.31 to 45 for the different cell lines. In the "nude" mouse model, animals were treated with a combination of R123 and hyperthermia (43 degrees C for 90 min). A statistically significant (P = 0.04) decrease in tumor growth rate was observed when compared with the rate of tumor growth in untreated animals. The results suggest a potential role for R123 in combination with hyperthermia in the treatment of malignant cells.
authors.affiliation: John Wayne Cancer Clinic, Armand Hammer Laboratories, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Goffney
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chase
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Krag
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Storm
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000628:therapy; D020112:Rhodamine 123; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014966:Xanthenes / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D012235:Rhodamines; D014966:Xanthenes; D020112:Rhodamine 123